A Warning by the Better Business Bureau

Before you hire an online company to help you track down unclaimed money, be aware that the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is currently alerting the public about the Web site: cashunclaimed.com. It's a California-based company that has received many consumer complaints and has a low rating with the BBB.

The company is an unclaimed money locator service that claims to list millions of dollars in property, accounts and assets from all 50 states. It solicits by website and email. Consumers have reported to the BBB that they didn't know they were going to be charged monthly for the service.

Some companies will charge you monthly for search services. Be aware of the company's payment policies so that you do not find yourself paying more than you intended. For example, veromi.com lets its customers and users know they will not be billed on a monthly basis and explains in detail the costs of each service and what information each search will include.

Veromi.com customers also know they are billed only when they register, upgrade or run a comprehensive background check, which is an intensive database scan that runs dozens of searches against several different databases and then cross references them to create a single report.